Paramilitary policemen guard Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, a road between Tiananmen Square and Great Hall of the People, where Chinese Communist Party's 18th National Congress will be held from Thursday in Beijing, China. The once-a-decade event installs a new leadership to run the world's second largest economy and newly assertive global power. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

Journalists, firemen, buses, and red flags on Tiananmen are reflected in a glass door of the Great Hall of the People, where opening ceremony of the 18th Communist Party Congress is held, while a soldier dressed as an usher, seen through the glass, keeps watching in Beijing, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. China's ruling Communist Party opened a congress Thursday to usher in a new group of younger leaders faced with the challenging tasks of righting a flagging economy and meeting public calls for better government. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin reacts during the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. Preparing to hand over power after a decade in office, China's President Hu Jintao called Thursday for sterner measures to combat official corruption that has stoked public anger while urging the Communist Party to maintain firm political control. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Attendants pose for a picture in front of the Great Hall of the People before the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress held at in Beijing, China Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. China's ruling Communist Party opened a congress Thursday to usher in a new group of younger leaders faced with the challenging tasks of righting a flagging economy and meeting public calls for better government. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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BEIJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 07: A Chinese paramilitary policeman guards at the Tiananmen Square on November 7, 2012 in Beijing, China. The18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is proposed to convene on November 8 in Beijing. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

A general view of the Great hall of people is seen during a press conference in Beijing on November 7,2012. The Communist Party's Central Committee convened behind closed doors, state media said, with 500 senior members to debate key issues ahead of the congress which will open on November 8 to usher in leaders for the next decade. AFP PHOTO/WANG ZHAOWANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images

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BEIJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 07: Cai Mingzhao,spokesman of the 18th CPC National Congress answers a question during a news conference at The Great Hall Of The People on November 7, 2012 in Beijing, China. The18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is proposed to convene on November 8 in Beijing. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. The Chinese Communist Party's 18th National Congress is scheduled to begin Nov. 8 in the Chinese capital. The once-a-decade event will install new leadership to run the world's second largest economy and newly assertive global power. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

A Chinese paramilitary policeman tries to grab a flag at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. The Chinese Communist Party's 18th National Congress is scheduled to begin Nov. 8 in the Chinese capital. The once-a-decade event installs a new leadership to run the world's second largest economy and newly assertive global power. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Chinese paramilitary policemen march to a flag lowering ceremony on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. The Chinese capital will hold the 18th national party congress Thursday, Nov. 8. In addition to selecting members of the leading party bodies, the 2770 delegates hear and deliberate over the work of the party over the past five years, a party discipline report and revisions to the party constitution. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Chinese paramilitary policemen patrol Tianamen Gate in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. The Chinese Communist Party's 18th National Congress is scheduled to begin Nov. 8 in the Chinese capital. In addition to selecting members of the leading party bodies, the 2770 delegates hear and deliberate over the work of the party over the past five years, a party discipline report and revisions to the party constitution. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chinese Communist Party delegates sit on a bus to leave the Great Hall of the People after opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress, while red flags are reflected in the bus window in Beijing, China, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. Preparing to hand over power after a decade in office, China's President Hu Jintao called Thursday for sterner measures to combat official corruption that has stoked public anger while urging the Communist Party to maintain firm political control. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

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A security person stands guard in front of the Great Hall of the People at the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress at in Beijing Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. China's ruling Communist Party opened a congress Thursday to usher in a new group of younger leaders faced with the challenging tasks of righting a flagging economy and meeting public calls for better government. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Paramilitary policemen salute while a Chinese national flag is raised at sunrise on Tiananmen Square, facing Tiananmen Gate with Chinese characters that reads "Long Live", before the 18th Communist Party Congress is held at the nearby Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. China's ruling Communist Party opened a congress Thursday to usher in a new group of younger leaders faced with the challenging tasks of righting a flagging economy and meeting public calls for better government. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

China's communist leaders bow in silence in remembrance of late leaders during the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. China's ruling Communist Party opened a congress Thursday to usher in a new group of younger leaders faced with the challenging tasks of righting a flagging economy and meeting public calls for better government. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chinese President Hu Jintao, bottom, bows before his speech during the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. China's ruling Communist Party opened a congress Thursday to usher in a new group of younger leaders faced with the challenging tasks of righting a flagging economy and meeting public calls for better government. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Chinese Communist Party leaders attend the opening session of 18th Communist Party Congress, while Hu Jintao, no in the picture, Chinese president and current Chinese Communist Party general secretary, reads a work report, whose seat is seen empty in the center of front row, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. Preparing to hand over power after a decade in office, China's President Hu Jintao called Thursday for sterner measures to combat official corruption that has stoked public anger while urging the Communist Party to maintain firm political control. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

Chinese President Hu Jintao, center on the stage, addresses the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. China's ruling Communist Party opened a congress Thursday to usher in a new group of younger leaders faced with the challenging tasks of righting a flagging economy and meeting public calls for better government. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Chinese paramilitary police march outside the opening session of the Chinese Communist Party's five-yearly Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 8, 2012. The week-long congress, held every five years, will end with a transition of power to Vice President Xi Jinping, who will govern for the coming decade amid growing pressure for reform of the communist regime's iron-clad grip on power. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTONMARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images